Glaucoma is a neurodegenerative eye disease defined by the progressive death of nerve cells in the retina called retinal ...

Almost 40% of mothers with moderate or severe anemia gave birth to babies who were born prematurely, had low birth weight or ...

In the late 1990s, a young Michael Kahana—then developing computer models of human memory—was invited to Harvard Medical ...

Cognitive decline can affect more than memory. It can also make it harder to navigate familiar places and find your ...

Alcohol is second on the list of the most addictive drugs in America. By altering the brain's chemistry and triggering the ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by differences in communication, social ...

What happens when young adults are asked to slash their social media use to 30 minutes a day? In a new set of studies, most ...

Two identical mice experience the same deadly infection. One survives, while the other dies. Why? Scientists long thought the ...

Imagine if, before starting cancer care, doctors could rapidly identify the most effective chemotherapy, immunotherapy or ...

For decades, stem cell transplantation has operated under a simple rule: The closer the donor match, the better. Patients ...

Madison's Center for Healthy Minds (CHM), along with the UW–Madison Department of Educational Psychology and a ...

As the prevalence of dementia increases, family members continue to be the primary caregivers for loved ones coping with the ...